Year 5 - 5 Sycamore and 5 Hawthorn
Welcome to Year 5. On this page, you can find out all about the fun things we will be learning. Furthermore, you can find our Knowledge Mats, which can be used to support your child's learning and class information and timetabling.
English
In Year 5, there are many new key terms that the children will have to use.
Parenthesis: adding extra information to a sentence using brackets(), dashes-- or commas,,.
Relative clause: used to give additional information about a noun. They are introduced by a relative pronoun, which are 'who, whose, that, which, where and when'
Cohesion: writing is well structured with linked ideas that follow a patten. Sentences and paragraphs flow smoothly and are written in the same tense. The whole piece of writing makes sense.
Modal Verbs: These are verbs that indicate likelihood, ability, permission or obligation. Words like: can/could, may/might, will/would, shall/should and must.
Maths
In year 5, Maths is taught everyday for at least an hour. We follow the White Rose Maths Scheme of work but adapt it to suit the needs of our children. At the start of every lesson, we will go over previous learning as a warm up to make sure that we are keeping our skills sharp.
If you would like to do any work at home to help with revision of these skills then please use the link to home learning booklets. Please stick to the learning booklets for the current or past half terms and don't try to race ahead of what we are learning in class.
Click here to download workbooks
Maths Knowledge Mats
2 addition and subtraction.pdf
3 multiplication and division a.pdf
5 multiplication and division.pdf
7 decimals and percentages.pdf
8 length perimeter and area.pdf
Science
During the year, Year 5 will look at concepts taken from Physics, Chemistry and Biology. They will make accurate predictions, conduct their own experiments and then reflect on how they have linked to the lesson. Children will compare, evaluate and investigate our topic questions such as;
Why do some materials change?
How different will you be when you are as old as your grandparents?
Does everything that goes up always come down?
Will we ever send another astronaut to the moon?
Do all animals start as an egg?
Curriculum
During the course of the year we will learn about these areas of History and Geography:
Why was Baghdad the centre of learning in 900AD? (History)
What has been the impact of immigration on Britain over the past 100 years? (History and Geography)
Why is climate change such an important topic? (Geography)
Why should the rainforests matter to all of us? (Geography)
Religious Education
RE across the year will cover these units
- Creation
- God's Covenant
- Inspirational People
- Life in the Risen Jesus
- Transforming Spirit
- Reconciliation
- Each half term will be study one of the other world main religions Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Sikhism and Judaism.
Reading
In Guided Reading lessons, we will continue to use Reading Plus or Reading Eggs three times a week. These online Reading schemes should also be accessed by your child from home as part of their weekly homework. If you do not have your child's login, please contact the class teacher, who will be happy to provide the relevant details.
Swimming
PE for Year 5 is swimming. Both classes will go on a Friday afternoon; first or second session. Swimming is statatory for all children as it is part of The National Curriculum. This opportunity to learn a potentially life saving skill is part of your child's curriculum and therefore, your child should be attending each week unless there is a valid medical reason (eg. Ear infection, broken arm/leg etc NOT a cold) which you should talk to the class teacher about. Please ensure your child brings their swimming kit with them each week. Phone calls home to bring in missing kits will be made in necessary.
Homework
Homework will be allocated to children every Friday and is expected to be returned the following Friday. Homework will be:
Maths
English
Reading - 3 sessions on Reading Plus or Readings Eggs and 2 reading books. Reading books should be recorded in your child's reading record and signed by an adult.
Time tables on TTRS
Spelling on Spelling Shed
Year 5 staff
5 Sycamore
Mrs Pearson - Class Teacher and Upper Key Stage 2 Leader
Miss Greaves- Teaching Assistant
5 Hawthorn
Mrs Ellis - Teaching Assistant